Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

He was just another movie director...until he found himself a gimmick.

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.

Cast (49)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Forrest J. Ackerman

Self

John Badham

Self

Diane Baker

Self

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Sidney D. Balkin

Self

S

Steve Bickel

Self

John Waters

Self

Stuart Gordon

Self

William Castle

Self (archive)

T

Terry Castle

Self

Budd Boetticher

Self

Joe Dante

Self

Roger Corman

Self

Anne Helm

Self

John Landis

Self

Marcel Marceau

Self

Fred Olen Ray

Self

Donald F. Glut

Self

B

Bob Burns

Self

Leonard Maltin

Self

Jeannot Szwarc

Self

Jacqueline Scott

Self

M

Michael Schlesinger

Self

D

David Del Valle

Self

Darryl Hickman

Self

William J. Immerman

Self

Hawk Koch

Self

Pamela Lincoln

Self

Marilyn Nash

Self

S

Steven North

Self

T

Thomas Page

Self

R

Ruth Scully

Self

B

Bob Thomas

Self

Robert Bloch

Self (archive)

K

Kathy Burns

Self (archive)

Harry Cohn

Self (archive)

Joan Crawford

Self (archive)

Ralph Edwards

Self (archive)

Mia Farrow

Self (archive)

Cary Grant

Self (archive)

Alfred Hitchcock

Self (archive)

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive)

Bela Lugosi

Self (archive)

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive)

Roman Polanski

Self (archive)

Vincent Price

Self (archive)

Orson Welles

Self (archive)

R

Robb White

Self (archive)

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Paul Sammon

Self

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